Coleman discusses Farm Bill passage, importance
Vicki Gerdes
DL-Online
For the fifth time since the 2002 Farm Bill expired in September, the deadline for federal legislators to reach an agreement on the 2007 Farm Bill has been extended until this Friday, May 2.
But despite President George Bush’s expressed opposition to further extensions, Senator Norm Coleman said Thursday that he feels passage of the new legislation is important.
“President Bush is opposed to another extension, but I disagree with that,” Coleman said in a telephone interview from his office in Washington, D.C. “We need this Farm Bill.”
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